What color is #BABABA?

#BABABA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABABA?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 186: 186 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABABA?

The complementary color is #BABABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABABA color

#BABABA rgb(186, 186, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABABA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 72.9% blue (186, 186, 186).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#BABABA color codes

HEX	`#BABABA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.67, 49.102, 53.464)`
Decimal	`12237498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABABA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BABABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BABABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bababa; }
.text { color: #bababa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bababa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bababa, #bababa); }

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Questions

What color is #BABABA?: #BABABA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABABA?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 186: 186 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABABA?: The complementary color is #BABABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.